Authorities searching for minister accused of sex crimes

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Courtesy: CNN/Washington State Patrol

Authorities searching for minister accused of sex crimes

Courtesy: CNN/Washington State Patrol

SPOKANE, Wash. (CNN) – Authorities nationwide are searching for a Minnesota minister accused of 59 felony counts of criminal sexual conduct with two young girls while they were members of his church.

The Washington State Patrol says Victor Barnard, 52, was last seen in Spokane, Washington.

According to CNN, prosecutors in Pine County, Minnesota, issued a criminal complaint after a two-year investigation into allegations from two women about Barnard’s alleged conduct while he was preaching to a religious group in Finlayson, Minnesota.